REEM-A, the
humanoid robot built by Pal Technology, is learning new
features.

The equilibrium has been improved thanks to a new
algorithm that detects external forces and adjusts the
posture of the robot to dump the disturbances. A video, can be seen on-line.

We used the force/torque sensor to detect the reaction
force of the ground (the Center of Pressure) and move the
robot's hip accordingly.
In the video you can see as the robot can even decide to
take a step when the pusching strong is too high to keep
the equilibrium.

REEM-A is the
first prototype of humanoid robot built by Pal Technology,
a company located in Abu Dhabi , with a branch in Spain.

Even if REEM-A was meant to be a preliminary version
of the
final product, it can be already defined as the most
complete and advanced humanoid robot in Europe and Middle
East.
REEM-A can walk, recognize people and various objects,
grasp
simple objects, recognize voice commands and detect
obstacles (watch the
video).
As well, it is completely self-contained: the on-board
batteries last 90 minutes and the embedded computers have
sufficient computational power to perform in real-time all
the tasks.

In autumn 2007, a more advanced version will be
presented:
REEM-B. The second prototype will be the base for the
development of a commercial version of humanoid
robots.